Hopetoun House, interior. View of stall in South East stable. Digital image of C 64172.

Description Hopetoun House, interior. View of stall in South East stable. Digital image of C 64172.

Date 23/11/1995

Catalogue Number SC 767045

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of C 64172

Scope and Content Stall in south-east stable, Hopetoun House, West Lothian This shows one of the horse stalls in the stables, made of tongue-and-groove wooden panelling with cast-iron tethering posts and railings. A row of 'blind' arches decorates the back wall. The unit inside the stall called a 'manger' has troughs for food and water, and the stone floor is channelled for drainage. Horses would be placed here for grooming or feeding during the day. A plan of 1910 shows stalls in Hopetoun's stables for about 20 horses. These would include some belonging to guests, some for pulling carriages, and others for riding and hunting. Keeping horses was expensive, so fine stables like these would be a powerful status symbol. Hopetoun House, the seat of the Marquis of Linlithgow, was built 1699-1704 to designs by architect Sir William Bruce (c.1630-1710). Between 1721 and 1748 architect William Adam (1689-1748), and his sons Robert (1728-92) and John (1721-92) designed extensions to the central block, flanked by curving colonnades leading to advanced pavilions containing stables (north) and a ballroom (south). Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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